Buttery Bananas Foster Sandwich Cookies! Dark rum-infused dulce de leche & fresh banana are sandwiched between buttery spritz cookies evoking the flavors of one of New Orleans’ most famous desserts!
Disclosure: This post was written in partnership with OXO. I received a cookie baking set to use in the creation of this post. As always, the opinions here are all my own!
Neither sweltering heat nor terrifying hurricanes nor going into labor are enough to keep me from baking cookies year round, but now that fall is within sight, I can officially say that it’s “cookie-baking season”, and I’m beyond ready!
This is my 3rd year participating in OXO’s Bake a Difference campaign, something that I now look forward to yearly — because if helping to raise money for a cause as wonderful as Cookies for Kids Cancer isn’t a good reason to crank up the ovens and get to baking, then surely I don’t know what is!
In short, OXO donates $100 to the organization for every blogger who participates in their yearly campaign, and in return, they send us some baking goodies to help us with the task at hand!
I was truly intrigued when I saw that this year, they were not only sending out my absolute favorite baking pan — the Non-Stick Pro Cookie Sheet — but also a nifty Cookie Press, and of course, their ever-useful Cookie Spatula. Seeing as the last time I was anywhere near a cookie press I was probably 8 years old and “helping” my mom to bake, I knew I wanted to give it a try and see what I could crank out. {Pun intended.}
When I saw that they also sent an additional Autumn Disk Set along with the disks that are included with the cookie press, I was super excited about all the potential shapes and flavors that I could bake during the holidays! But the truth is, I’m just not in a pumpkin, bat and turkey state of mind just yet, and so I took a while to ponder what other type of cookie I could create for the project.
Then, it came to me — the Fleur de Lis! I’ve been planning a trip to New Orleans for my sister’s bachelorette party over the last few months {and am crossing my fingers that the weather doesn’t ruin our plans!}, so it’s no surprise that the shape jumped out at me and inspired me to try my hand at a cookie with a NOLA theme. And so, the Buttery Bananas Foster Sandwich Cookie was born!
If you’ve ever been to New Orleans, then you know that you can find the Fleur de Lis symbol on just about every sign, building and souvenir around the city. I was both shocked and delighted to find that OXO’s Cookie Press makes it easy to pump out consistent, perfectly-shaped fleur de lis cookies with a simple push of the lever! {It might take a few practice runs, but once you’ve got it down, it’s amazing!}
Using OXO’s Butter Cookie Recipe as the base for these tender, rich bites, I spread a layer of dark rum-infused dulce de leche on one side of each cookie sandwich and topped it with a slice of fresh banana. All together, the flavors are reminiscent of one of New Orleans’ most famous desserts!
I cannot wait to use the rest of the disks throughout the holiday season now that I’ve had a chance to see how easy it is to use a cookie press. Would it be totally lame to say I’m im”PRESSED”??? {I’m truly, truly sorry.}
A big thank you to OXO for giving me the opportunity to take part in this sweet act of charity! If you have time to go check out the Cookies for Kids Cancer organization, or would like to learn more about how you can participate in their 50 State Challenge, head over to their site for the details! <3
Buttery Bananas Foster Sandwich Cookies
